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Posted: Mar 27th, 2019 - 5:02 pm In Reply to: ‘We’re Weighing Our Options’ on Suing Chicago Police - says Smollett attorney

It should not pass notice that many of those declaring President Trump innocent of any wrongdoing because he faces no charges and because of a summary of a report none of them has read aren't willing to do the same for Smollett.
But maybe the least credible actors in this saga are the Chicago police and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, each of whom have expressed outrage that Smollett is no longer in legal peril and that the case has been sealed. Chicago police and Emanuel were among those who made it harder to hold the police officer who killed Laquan McDonald accountable until the forced release of the video documenting that crime led to the officer's conviction.
That doesn't include the Chicago police's history of torturing black men and a judge's decision just weeks ago to declare the officers who made numerous false statements about the McDonald shooting not guilty.
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Smollett shouldn't be top of mind, no matter whether he's telling the truth or really staged a phony attack to boost his chances of getting a raise. But he is. That doesn't mean he should be scapegoated for our inability to focus on things far more important. That's our fault, not his.

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‘We’re Weighing Our Options’ on Suing Chicago Police - says Smollett attorney (Views: 474, 2019-03-27, 10:57 am)
- Jussie's mother was a communist. Angela Davis is her - closest friend, a former Black Panther. (Views: 378, 2019-03-27, 11:04 am)
  - You know what his community service was? 10 hours of - service working for Jesse Jackson. (Views: 280, 2019-03-27, 11:37 am)
- I’d believe a lawsuit filed by Richard Kimble (the fugitive) - before this one. This guy is psychotic (Views: 285, 2019-03-27, 11:10 am)
- Do it! Suing the cops for producing damning evidence - including DNA on the letter you sent (Views: 306, 2019-03-27, 11:11 am)
  - OK Jussie, then let's unseal the case and let's have - transparency. (Views: 254, 2019-03-27, 11:28 am)
    - A civil suit could open this. His behavior is alarming - people. His lawyers seem to be (Views: 308, 2019-03-27, 11:32 am)
- The police should go on strike. Don't poke the bear - Jussie. (Views: 259, 2019-03-27, 11:13 am)
- Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson and Chicago Mayor RAhm - Emmanuel don't get it yet. (Views: 287, 2019-03-27, 11:17 am)
  - He just single handedly destroyed the notion of - white privilege. Congratulations (Views: 300, 2019-03-27, 11:34 am)
  - The cops said they have even more evidence that they - were planning to use at trial. (Views: 394, 2019-03-27, 11:36 am)
- Exclusive: Chicago Police Department's complete investigation - file of Jussie Smollett case (Views: 289, 2019-03-27, 11:20 am)
- Crony State: Obamas' Chicago Fixer Tina Tchen. - He might to leave well enough alone. (Views: 277, 2019-03-27, 11:26 am)
- Notice how this is one case involving a black that Obama - has NOT weighed in on. (Views: 303, 2019-03-27, 11:46 am)
- Needed perspective - Sm
  - Turn off CNN - nm (Views: 266, 2019-03-27, 6:11 pm)
    - No, not always. - I read as much CNN as FOX (Views: 253, 2019-03-27, 8:41 pm)